Our Wines
Wines Crafted With Intention
I studied viticulture and enology at Washington State University with the intention of making wine in Washington State. As a new viticulturist and winemaker, the amount of collaboration and support I’ve received in the past three years in Chelan has far exceeded my expectations. I feel very fortunate to be growing grapes and making wine in such a beautiful location. I hope to share some of my wine with you soon.
White Wine
Sparkling Wine
2025 Harvest
As October comes to an end – so does the 2025 harvest. This was the largest harvest to date for Karvalé Wines – we processed just over 5 ½ tons of grapes, from which we expect to produce 325-350 cases of wine.
We are very excited to be making three Rhône varietals in 2025: Viognier, Syrah, and Rosé (Syrah) all these grapes came from the Lake Chelan AVA (and more specifically the south shore of lake Chelan). The 2025 Rosé (Syrah) and 2025 Viognier will be available for purchase in Spring 2026 – approximately 125 cases each. Unfortunately, will we have to wait until early 2028 to enjoy the 2025 Syrah as we take this wine through our typical winemaking protocol, two years of aging in a combination of neutral and new French oak barrels. We expect to have 60-65 cases of the 2023 Syrah.
We are also very excited to be making a White Cabernet Sauvignon this year. These grapes came from our estate vineyard Chelan Butte View (CBV) – B Block. This vineyard is a 10+ year old 100% Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard with a southwest orientation. This is the second year that we’ve farmed CBV-B Block, but the first year that we will be making wine from CBV-B Block. This will be a limited production offering, and we expect 12 cases will be available in Spring 2026.
In mid 2026 we will also be offering our 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon and our 2023 Shadow Vine Red both from the Wahluke AVA. The Shadow Vine Red is 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Syrah, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. We expect to have 75 cases of both the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2023 Shadow Vine Red.
2025 Harvest
As October comes to an end – so does the 2025 harvest. This was the largest harvest to date for Karvalé Wines – we processed just over 5 ½ tons of grapes, from which we expect to produce 325-350 cases of wine.
We are very excited to be making three Rhône varietals in 2025: Viognier, Syrah, and Rosé (Syrah) all these grapes came from the Lake Chelan AVA (and more specifically the south shore of lake Chelan). The 2025 Rosé (Syrah) and 2025 Viognier will be available for purchase in Spring 2026 – approximately 125 cases each. Unfortunately, will we have to wait until early 2028 to enjoy the 2025 Syrah as we take this wine through our typical winemaking protocol, two years of aging in a combination of neutral and new French oak barrels. We expect to have 60-65 cases of the 2023 Syrah.
We are also very excited to be making a White Cabernet Sauvignon this year. These grapes came from our estate vineyard Chelan Butte View (CBV) – B Block. This vineyard is a 10+ year old 100% Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard with a southwest orientation. This is the second year that we’ve farmed CBV-B Block, but the first year that we will be making wine from CBV-B Block. This will be a limited production offering, and we expect 12 cases will be available in Spring 2026.
In mid 2026 we will also be offering our 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon and our 2023 Shadow Vine Red both from the Wahluke AVA. The Shadow Vine Red is 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Syrah, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. We expect to have 75 cases of both the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2023 Shadow Vine Red.
Why Washington
Exceptional wine starts with exceptional soil. Thousands of years ago floods from Lake Missoula covered eastern and central Washington with soils uniquely suited for growing some of the best grapes in the world. Many vineyards here in the Lake Chelan AVA get our irrigation water from Lake Chelan, which further differentiates us from much of the state.
Washington State shares the same latitude as the top wine growing regions in Europe. Washington’s northern latitude means that we get up to 17 hours of sunlight a day.
Warm days provide ripe fruit while cool nights help maintain the natural acidity of the grapes. Washington State has some of the largest diurnal temperature shifts of any wine region in the world.
Two mountain ranges (the Olympics and the Cascades) create a rain shadow effect that provides the perfect climate for growing grapes in the warm and dry eastern part of the state – the Lake Chelan AVA.
Because of the cold winters, Washington is also blessed with very few pests compared with our winemaking competitors to the south – California and to a lesser extent Oregon.
For all these reasons Washington is the 2nd largest winemaking state in the United States – after only California.
As of October 2025, Washington State had 21 unique wine grape growing regions or American Viticultural Areas (AVAs). The largest of which is the Columbia Valley AVA which was established in 1984. The Lake Chelan AVA is a sub-appellation of the Columbia Valley AVA was established in 2009. The Lake Chelan AVA is comprised mostly of granite bedrock. According to the Washington Wine Commission the Lake Chelan AVA is a relatively young growing region with the first modern day vinifera plantings occurring in 1998.
Why Washington
Exceptional wine starts with exceptional soil. Thousands of years ago floods from Lake Missoula covered eastern and central Washington with soils uniquely suited for growing some of the best grapes in the world. Many vineyards here in the Lake Chelan AVA get our irrigation water from Lake Chelan, which further differentiates us from much of the state.
Washington State shares the same latitude as the top wine growing regions in Europe. Washington’s northern latitude means that we get up to 17 hours of sunlight a day.
Warm days provide ripe fruit while cool nights help maintain the natural acidity of the grapes. Washington State has some of the largest diurnal temperature shifts of any wine region in the world.
Two mountain ranges (the Olympics and the Cascades) create a rain shadow effect that provides the perfect climate for growing grapes in the warm and dry eastern part of the state – the Lake Chelan AVA.
Because of the cold winters, Washington is also blessed with very few pests compared with our winemaking competitors to the south – California and to a lesser extent Oregon.
For all these reasons Washington is the 2nd largest winemaking state in the United States – after only California.
As of October 2025, Washington State had 21 unique wine grape growing regions or American Viticultural Areas (AVAs). The largest of which is the Columbia Valley AVA which was established in 1984. The Lake Chelan AVA is a sub-appellation of the Columbia Valley AVA was established in 2009. The Lake Chelan AVA is comprised mostly of granite bedrock. According to the Washington Wine Commission the Lake Chelan AVA is a relatively young growing region with the first modern day vinifera plantings occurring in 1998.